How popular is the name Fintan?

432 US babies were named Fintan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2010.

What careers are people named Fintan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are professors, Fintans show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Fintan

Q: How common is the spelling Fintan?

1 in 2 Vintons spell it Fintan.

Fintan. 432 US babies since 1940, peak 2010. Notable Fintans are 1.4× over-represented as professors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2010

432 US babies were named Fintan between 1940 and 2025.

Fintan around the world

Northern Ireland: 277 babies since 1997, peak 2007, No. 278 in 2024
England & Wales: 677 babies since 1996, peak 2000, No. 2,437 in 2025
Ireland: 1,516 babies since 1964, peak 1971

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Fintans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Professor	1.4×	Low · 3 people
Politician	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 1 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are professors, Fintans show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 2 Vintons spell it Fintan

Vinton 57%
Fintan 43%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2010)